Calling all tap dancers! The Big Apple Tap Dance Festival is coming up next month! Set for November 8-10 in New York City, this exciting festival will include master classes taught by leading tap artists, tap history talks, a participants showcase, a video presentation, two adult programs and special programs for teens and young tappers.
The Big
A special addition has been made to Atlanta Ballet’s 2013-14 performance season. The 84-year-old company has announced that it will now begin its upcoming season with a two-week tour to China – its first major international tour in more than 10 years.
Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director John McFall shared the news during the
Los Angeles-based Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre recently announced a new performance entitled The Groundskeepers, which will be presented in the cinematic location of the historic Linda Vista Hospital.
Running November 1-2 and 7-9 at 8 p.m. each evening, The Groundskeepers will focus on the hospital building’s rich history and economical
Choreographer Aaron Atkins presents A Night With Ballet Inc., the first full evening performance of his fresh young company, on Friday, October 25 at 8 p.m. at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in NYC.
Ballet Inc. features an ensemble of 11 dancers, joined by guests whose credits include Eliot Feld's Ballet Tech, the Metropolitan Opera Ballet,
This weekend, Artists Simply Human: The Workshop Experience enters its third exciting season.ASH provides an unparalleled dance experience with the most sought after faculty in the industry. A weekend at ASH embodies an atmosphere where dancers interact, learn, and most of all have a fun and memorable time.
New to ASH this season is the Artists in
The 57357 Children's Cancer Hospital in Egypt is asking for dance costume donations for their patients. The costumes would be for a performance the patients will participate in this winter.
The hospital, located in El-Sayeda Zainab in Cairo Governorate in Egypt, is a charitable, international-standard children’s cancer medical center. The
Paul Taylor Dance Company, headed by one of history’s most celebrated modern dance makers, will be presented by DANCECleveland at PlayhouseSquare’s intimate Ohio Theatre on Saturday, November 9 at 8 p.m.
The engagement will also include a free pre-performance talk starting at 7:15 p.m. in the theatre and a post-performance moderated
The California Bay Area’s most celebrated dance companies are joining together in a one-night-only performance to benefit the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC), the nation’s premier organization dedicated to preventing cancer. The event, entitled Get in Front, will be held Tuesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. at the Lam Research Theater
BalaSole Dance Company will present its 11th concert season with the program Visages on October 24 and 25 at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater. A new program representing a broad range of dance styles, music choices and artistic voices, Visages will showcase the diversity and individuality of 10 dance artists.
Choreographers and dancers selected
Acclaimed choreographer Larry Keigwin and his contemporary dance troupe KEIGWIN + COMPANY kicked off a fun new video series last month called #ShareTheMattress, which features Keigwin and a variety of well-known creative artists dancing and playing on their beds in tribute to one of Keigwin’s best-known dance works, Mattress Suite, on its 10th
The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC’s premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced the complete list of winners for the 2012-13 season on Monday, October 7. The Bessies, produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, were held at the legendary Apollo Theater, following red carpet interviews and
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present its own ballet company, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, under the artistic direction of legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, on November 6-10.
The company will offer two programs of mixed repertory highlighting the work of George Balanchine. The performances will feature the company
